FTC Fines GoodRx $1.5M for Sharing Health Data with Google, Facebook
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has imposed a fine of $1,500,000 on GoodRx Holdings for failing to report they were disclosing sensitive consumer …
Secure E2E Encrypted Email Service Skiff Blocked in Russia
Starting on January 23, 2023, an undefined government agency in Russia has blocked access to skiff.com, the website of the decentralized, secure email …
Signal for Desktop is Vulnerable to Attachments Exposure
Researchers have discovered two vulnerabilities in Signal for desktop that could allow local attackers to access attachments sent by the user in the …
New ‘Album Stealer’ Attack Tricks Facebook Users Into Installing Malware
A new attack involving a previously unknown malware named ‘Album Stealer’ has been spotted by Zscaler, targeting Facebook users. The attack employs …
Malvertizing Network with 12 Billion Daily Bid Requests Taken Down
HUMAN’s Satori threat intelligence team has mapped and taken down a massive malvertizing operation they named ‘VASTFLUX.’ The operation injected …
Threema Downplays Security Issues Disclosed by ETH Zurich
A team of researchers from ETH Zurich uncovered multiple security vulnerabilities in Threema, a popular app that purports to provide secure …
AT&T Says It’s Investigating Claims About a Data Breach
AT&T, the American telecommunications giant, has confirmed to Restore Privacy that it is investigating claims about a data breach impacting its …
WhatsApp Adds Proxy Support to Help Users Bypass Blocks
WhatsApp, the popular instant messaging app, has added proxy support to help users bypass access restrictions imposed by their governments and …
LastPass Faces Class Action Lawsuit for Lack of Security
A class action lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, accusing LastPass of failure to secure sensitive customer data and …
Phishing Attacks that Bypass 2FA Protection Are on the Rise
The adoption of two-factor authentication (2FA) as an account protection method pushes phishing actors to turn to reverse-proxy solutions that are …
Android Parental Control Apps Riddled with Security and Privacy Risks
Popular parental control apps for the Android platform were found to be vulnerable to multiple security flaws, risking the data and safety of the …
NIST Retires SHA-1 Cryptographic Algorithm After 27 Years
The SHA-1 hash algorithm has been retired by NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology), an official U.S. government body, that now …